Physician Practice Project Manager

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a seasoned project and initiative manager to support physician practices. The role focuses on financial, quality, and operational initiatives, with emphasis on Epic-related processes and system improvements.

The candidate will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets, and drive process improvements across the practice and implementation of new services or onboarding of physicians.

Qualifications

• Requires 5 years of related experience.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage budgets.
• Demonstrates advanced communication skills, both written and oral.
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration abilities across organizational levels.
• Ability to identify and creatively manage conflicts while driving results.

Responsibilities

• Develops, coordinates, and maintains physician practice project-related financial, quality, and operational initiatives.
• Manages projects and ensures completion within specified time frames.
• Facilitates cross‑functional teams to evaluate processes, make recommendations, and improve outcomes.
• Communicates team recommendations effectively to stakeholders.
• Coordinates action plans for onboarding new services and practices.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Conflict resolution

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in MBA/Healthcare Administration or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Schedule

Work Shift Day: Work Day(s) Friday, Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Shift Start Time 8:00 AM
Shift End Time 5:00 PM
Worker Sub-Type Regular

Job Description

Supports physician practices in the areas of project and initiative management, process improvement, training, new service or practice integration, and Epic system problems resolution.

Experience

• Experience 5 years of related experience
• Experience in working collaboratively with groups or teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field

Education

• Bachelor's degree

Certification Summary

No professional certifications required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated leadership skills in facilitating and leading cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage budgets and other financial skills
• Proficient at a high level in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Advanced oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to confront and creatively manage conflict
• Ability to work collaboratively with employees at all levels of the organization

Job Responsibilities

• Develops, coordinates, and maintains physician practice project-related financial, quality, and operational initiatives.
• Manages projects and completes within specified time frames.
• Facilitates multidisciplinary teams to evaluate processes and systems, make recommendations to increase utilization, reduce costs, improve customer satisfaction, and produce favorable clinical outcomes.
• Communicates team recommendations effectively.
• Coordinates action plans relative to adding new services and onboarding new practices or physicians.
• Works collaboratively with internal and external resources, collaborating successfully with physicians and advanced practice providers.
• May supervise staff as required.
• May research and analyze data, processes, and/or systems related to assigned projects.
• Plans and implements special projects as needed by the Physician Practices department, system and/or service lines.
• May serve as Information Systems & Technology point of contact to facilitate resolution of systems for the benefit of the entire practice.
• May facilitate the delivery of Epic training for physicians, managers, and staff.

Primary Location Address

1575 Northeast Expy NE

Job Family

Practice Operations & Management

Children's is one of the nation's leading children's hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We're committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children's.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children's is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children's is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. Children's offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Children's has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values. We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country. Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.